Adam Gase feels Dolphins LB Raekwon McMillan is progressing well

In his return back to the field after a season-ending ACL injury last year, Dolphins middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan hasn’t played up to expectations this preseason. Head coach Adam Gase has even said McMillan played “like it was the first 14 plays of his NFL career” against the Buccaneers.

When asked if McMillan is still the Dolphins starting linebacker, Gase stood by the second-year player.

“Right now he’s doing a good job of going through the progression that we need to go through as really a first-year player,” Gase said. “I know it’s his second year, but we lost pretty much the entire season last year. We got a little bit of training camp and a little bit of the offseason, but he’s progressed well, and I feel like he’s getting better. After watching this game, you saw some things where he cut it loose. He’s thinking less. That’s really the biggest thing. I know he wants to play well. He wants to do a lot of the things that you want a Mike linebacker to do. I think it’s trending in the right direction.”

Gase and Dolphins coaches are committed to McMillan as this is truly his first season as a pro after injuring his knee during the 2017 preseason. They understand McMillan will have some miscues on the field, but they also believe he is the team’s best option at middle linebacker despite Chase Allen’s play during the preseason.

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